用户体验研究员
UX Researcher
我们致力于让太空对每个人更安全、更可靠。我们的工作直接影响全球安全、灾害响应、气候监测以及连接世界的基础设施。我们是一支由建造者、思考者和问题解决者组成团队，相信下一代太空操作将由更好的数据和更智能的软件驱动。我们行动迅速，不怕失败，相信最好的想法可以来自任何地方——无论你是在工程、销售、产品还是运营部门。如果你希望参与真正重要的项目，与那些关心我们所做影响并帮助塑造一个刚刚起步行业的未来的人一起工作，那么你来对地方了。
你将参与的项目
我们正在寻找一位在复杂问题领域中茁壮成长，并且非常重视为高风险环境中的用户创造无缝、有效且有意义体验的用户体验研究员。在这个职位上，你将成为用户声音的关键倡导者，在多个产品团队中推动以研究为导向的设计决策。
根据级别和范围的不同，用户体验研究员可能专注于：
- 可用性和战术研究 – 验证工作流程和用户界面模式
- 战略性和生成性研究 – 发现新机会和行为趋势
- 研究运营与赋能 – 建立可扩展研究的系统和框架
在更高级别，该职位将领导高影响力的项目，为产品和业务战略做出贡献，并在组织内推动研究。
我们正在组建一支聪明、有创造力、热爱解决难题的团队。我们重视好奇心而非自大，重视主动性而非等待许可，重视真正关心做好工作的人员。带来你的专业知识、新鲜想法和动力，我们将提供火箭燃料。
你的任务（如果你选择接受）
发现与研究设计
- 负责整个研究项目的端到端执行，包括范围定义、参与者招募、方法选择、主持和分析，贯穿整个产品生命周期。
- 与产品、设计、工程和增长团队合作，提出解决产品不确定性及业务目标的研究问题。
- 通过基于数据的用户需求、痛点和机会区域，为路线图规划做出贡献。
- 研究执行与洞察生成
- 进行混合方法研究（例如，访谈、可用性测试等）
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Meet Slingshot
At Slingshot Aerospace, we're on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world. We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software. We move fast, we're not afraid to fail, and we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere—whether you're in engineering, sales, product, or operations. If you want to work on something that truly matters, with people who care deeply about the impact we're making and help shape the future of an industry that's just getting started, you're in the right place.
What You’ll Be Launching
We're looking for a UX Researcher who thrives in complex problem spaces and cares deeply about creating seamless, effective, and meaningful experiences for users in high-stakes environments. In this role, you’ll be a key advocate for the voice of the user—championing research-driven design decisions across multiple product teams.
Depending on level and scope, UX Researchers may focus on:
- Usability and Tactical Research – validating workflows and UI patterns
- Strategic and Generative Research – surfacing new opportunities and behavioral trends
- Research Ops and Enablement – building systems and frameworks for scalable research
At more senior levels, this role leads high-impact initiatives, contributes to product and business strategy, and advocates for research across the organization.
We're building a team of sharp, creative people who love solving hard problems. We value curiosity over ego, initiative over waiting for permission, and people who genuinely care about doing great work. Bring your expertise, your fresh ideas, and your drive—we'll bring the rocket fuel.
Your Mission (Should you choose to accept it)
Discovery & Study Design
- Take ownership of end-to-end research studies, including scoping, participant recruitment, methodology selection, facilitation, and analysis, across the full product lifecycle.
- Frame research questions that address product uncertainties and business goals in collaboration with product, design, engineering, and growth.
- Contribute to roadmap planning by surfacing user needs, pain points, and opportunity areas grounded in data.
Research Execution & Insight Generation
- Conduct mixed-methods research (e.g., interviews, usability tests, surveys, field studies, A/B testing, etc.) and synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights.
- Support product teams with rapid evaluative testing, continuous discovery practices, and post-launch learnings.
- Partner with data analysts and designers to triangulate findings and ensure insights reflect user behavior, attitudes, and context.
Influence & Integration
- Translate insights into frameworks, personas, journey maps, or recommendations that support product decisions and roadmap prioritization.
- Present findings clearly and persuasively to cross-functional teams, fostering a shared understanding of user needs.
- Build empathy through storytelling, facilitated workshops, and embedded collaboration with teams.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with design, product, engineering, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure user insights are integrated into design and business processes.
- Collaborate with research peers to refine internal methodologies, templates, and best practices.
- Advocate for research and champion the voice of the user in key planning and product decisions, helping shape the culture of user-centered development.
Initiative & Work Ethic
- Self-starter who takes ownership and proactively identifies research opportunities that drive value for both users and the business.
- Strong project management and organizational skills; you follow through on commitments.
- Willingness to dive deep into complex, technical domains (e.g., space systems, defense operations, satellite tracking)
- Present and engaged with internal teams and external users, fostering trust and deep understanding.
Pre-flight Checklist
- Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance, preference given for active TS Clearance.
- 3+ years of experience in UX research or a related field (e.g., design research, HCI, behavioral science, product design) with increasing scope and autonomy.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology, Design, or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus as is continued learning through research training, behavioral science certifications, or academic coursework.
- Experience planning and executing end-to-end studies across both generative and evaluative research methods.
- Proven ability to influence decisions through clear insights, storytelling, and data alignment.
Bonus Cargo
- Stakeholder collaboration and influence
- Journey mapping, persona creation, and insight frameworks
- Tool proficiency (Figma, Dovetail, UserTesting, Miro, Lyssna, etc.)
- Research ops awareness (participant management, templates, tagging, documentation)
- Flexible in approach—can balance rigor with scrappiness depending on context
- Consistent learning mindset with strong awareness of UX trends, methods, and ethical research practices
- Communication skills: excellence in verbal and written communication to drive the most effective exchange with stakeholders, including customers, partners, and investors
- Business skills: acumen of business principles and decision making
- Strong understanding and experience with design thinking, human centered design and the product development process
- Domain experience in aerospace, geospatial tech, 3D visualization, or real-time decision tools is a plus
We're building a constellation here, not looking for identical satellites. Every member of the team brings different capabilities to the same mission. If your orbit intersects with ours and you're mission-ready, send it.
US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.
Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.
Originally posted on Himalayas